Tornadus-Therian counters

Gen 9 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Tornadus-Therian
#0641 Tornadus-Therian
Flying
USAGE 5.2% #37
BASE STATS
HP 79
ATK 100
DEF 80
SPA 110
SPD 90
SPE 121
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRock
½×
GrassFightingBug
0×
Ground
Moves
Bleakwind Storm 95.4% U-turn 73.3% Heat Wave 72.2% Knock Off 71.3% Nasty Plot 25.3% Grass Knot 13.2% Taunt 11.7% Focus Blast 11.4%
Items
Assault Vest 55.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 19.5% Life Orb 18.6% Choice Specs 4.8% Rocky Helmet 0.8% Covert Cloak 0.3% Wide Lens 0.1% Wise Glasses 0.1%
Tera Types
Steel 25.7% Fairy 13.9% Dark 10.7% Water 10.2% Flying 8.6% Poison 7.2% Fire 5.6% Grass 5.1%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk50.7%Hatterene40.7%Zamazenta31.5%Kyurem30.2%Kingambit26.8%Iron Treads25.2%Pecharunt20.3%Gholdengo16.3%
Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Tornadus-Therian →
Teams using Gliscor 67% Teams using Kyurem 57% Teams using Zamazenta 55% Teams using Ting-Lu 53% Teams using Gholdengo 44% Teams using Slowking-Galar 37%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
51.041
67
67.4% dies 9.10%
02
Kyurem
Kyurem
DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK
35.001
57
57.1% dies 8.36%
03
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting SOFT CHECK
20.027
55
54.9% dies 11.12%
04
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround SOFT CHECK
22.437
53
52.9% dies 10.54%
05
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
49.525
44
43.8% dies 9.95%
06
Slowking-Galar
Slowking-Galar
PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK
46.403
37
37.3% dies 9.75%
07
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting SOFT CHECK
26.059
26
26.3% dies 8.62%

Ranked #37 with 5.23% usage. Sorted by reliability score.